Graves' Personal Bests
3000m, Indoor: 9:01.29
3000m, Outdoor: 8:52.84
5000m, Indoor: 15:40.50
5000m, Outdoor: 15:15.70
2011 Outdoor
Did not compete during the outdoor season.
2011 Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season.
2010 Outdoor
Ran a season-best time of 8:52.84 in the 3000m race at the Tiger Track Classic ... Clocked time of 15:15.70 in the 5000m at the Wake Forest Open.
2010 Indoor
Ran season-best time of 9:01.29 in the 3000m at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Earned fifth place in the 5000m run with a time of 15:40.50 at the Virginia Tech Elite meet.
Background
Three-time all-state selection from 2006 to 2008 ... Named all-state in track and field as junior and senior ... Coached by Daniel Norton and Chris George ... Teammate Patrick Gomez runs at the University of Oklahoma ... International Baccalaureate candidate ... Treasurer of National French Honor Society.
Personal
Born Jan. 11, 1991, in Auburn, Ala. ... Son of Edie Graves ... Full name is James Allen Howard Graves.